Personal Injury

The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a missing person after a kayak washed ashore without its owner in West Palm Beach. The U.S. Coast Guard is looking for the owner of a kayak that washed ashore Monday night near The Breakers. https://t.co/gaDjfSPTJl — WPEC CBS12 News (@CBS12) August 3, 2021 WSVN.com reports that an…

After a university executive was harmed in a jet ski crash, he was attended to by another doctor who worked with him. Now the Good Samaritan is speaking out about the crash. ActionJaxNews.com reports that Dr. Joseph Cody responded to Dr. Haley after he crashed the jet ski on which he was riding. A group of fishermen…

A crash early Monday morning left one person dead and another seriously injured. Local10.com reports that the crash occurred at about 1:10 a.m. near Hialeah. The crash occurred when a gray Acura and a gray Toyota SUV collided as they were traveling south on I-75. The crash resulted in the SUV diver losing control and…

Miami police are searching for a driver involved in a hit-and-run crash that left a motorcyclist hospitalized. WSVN.com reports that on Sunday morning the motorcyclist was struck by a driver in a blue pickup in the vicinity of Northwest Seventh Avenue and 20th Street. Police were able to locate the vehicle involved in the crash,…

Published reports indicate that a driver who allegedly caused a wrong-way crash in Miami was hospitalized Saturday, in addition to multiple other victims. WSVN.com reports that the crash occurred on the Don Shula Expressway at about 3:30 a.m. on Saturday. The crash involved a northbound Mercedes-Benz that collided with a blue Honda and black pickup truck.…

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – A man is under arrest in connection with a fatal car accident late last year in Southwest Miami Dade-County, WSVN reports. This is an update to a previous story. The suspect in the Dec. 27 wrong-way crash is 21-year-old Wilvert Canovas-Moreno.  Authorities say he was driving a Mercedes-Benz SUV east in…

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – Crews were at the scene of a tanker crash on Florida’s Turnpike Friday morning that caused a major fuel spill and extensive traffic backups. According to WPLG, the fuel tanker was one of four vehicles involved in the accident in the turnpike’s southbound lanes near Bird Road at about 6:15 a.m.…

Electrical generator manufacturer Generac is recalling hundreds of thousands of generators due to a defect that could result in the devices maiming those that operate them. #Recall: Generac has recalled about 321,000 portable generators because an unlocked handle can pinch a consumer’s fingers against the frame when the generator is moved, potentially resulting in a…

PALM BEACH, FL – Florida state troopers are trying to track down the vehicle and driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred Tuesday afternoon. WPEC reports the incident happened near mile marker 99 in the southbound lanes of Florida’s Turnpike at about 1:30 p.m. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a man was standing…

On March 5, 2018, a crash on the Florida island of Islamorada resulted in the death of four tourists who were visiting Florida from Spain. Now, a jury is ordering the company that was found responsible for the crash pay the victims’ families a total of $11.8 million. MiamiHerald.com reports that Discount Rock & Sand,…

OAKLAND PARK, FL – Authorities are investigating a crash that killed an elderly man in Oakland Park Sunday morning, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, four cars were involved in the incident on Interstate 95 near Oakland Park Boulevard.  The FHP said one driver had stopped in the right northbound lane…

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FL – Authorities said a driver was killed when her car was involved in a fiery crash on Interstate 95 in Indian River County, according to TC Palm. The incident happened Sunday evening on I-95 south near State Road 60 at about 5 p.m. Investigators with the Florida Highway Patrol said a…

Multiple people died while diving in South Florida this week, during a busy lobster season. WSVN.com reports that the first victim drowned in Monroe County while diving for lobsters at about 7:00 a.m. off Sawyer Key. The second victim was diving in the Florida Keys when a boat propeller ran him over. The third victim…

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Police say a young boy riding his bicycle in Coral Springs was struck by a hit-and-run driver, WPLG reports.  The incident happened as the 10-year-old was riding on Northwest 40th Street Sunday night at about 8:40 p.m. Investigators said he was hit by a Toyota Tacoma pickup truck, whose driver did not…

MIAMI, FL – Police are investigating a crash at a Miami restaurant Friday evening that left five people injured. According to WSVN, the incident happened at the Don Camarón Seafood Grill at 501 Northwest 37th Avenue at about 6:30 p.m. Witness accounts stated that the driver of a Nissan Altima lost control of the vehicle, went…

HILLSBORO BEACH, FL – Authorities said a man died of injuries sustained when his scooter crashed in Hillsboro Beach earlier this month, Boca News Now reported. The victim was identified as 70-year-old John Meehan. The Broward County Sheriff’s Office said Meehan was riding a scooter along Hillsboro Mile July 5 when he drove off the roadway,…

A Lee Trans Bus was involved in a crash late last week. WinkNews.com reports that the crash occurred in Bonita Springs on Saturday in the vicinity of South Tamiami Trail near Coconut Road. Apparently, an SUV crashed into the Lee Trans Bus, as it was stopped at a bus stop north of Coconut Road.  Authorities are…